Elizabeth Close, W9

Elizabeth Close commemorates Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the poet.

Little Venice
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Its name was approved 1959 in a redevelopment of Lanark Mews.

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Parkers Row, SE1 Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT	Parkers Row, SE1 My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor. Reply
Lindsay Trott Lockside, E14 Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT	Lockside not on 1939 Register I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register. Reply
Janelle Robbins Blossom Place, E1 Added: 27 Dec 2024 18:47 GMT	Harriet Robbins Please get in touch re Harriet Robbins Reply
Dave Hinves Bacon Street, E1 Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT	he was a School Teacher Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed. Reply
Kevin Pont St George’s Square, SW1V Added: 23 Nov 2024 17:03 GMT	St Georges Square This is rather lovely and well worth a visit! Reply
Simon Chapman Blossom Place, E1 Added: 22 Nov 2024 17:47 GMT	Blossom Place My Great Great Grandmother, Harriett Robbins lived in 2 Blossom Place in 1865 before marrying my Great Great Grandfather. They moved to 23 Spitall Square. Reply
Mark G Skidmore Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 21:54 GMT	Skidmore Street, E1 Skidmore Street was located where present day Ernest Street and Solebay Street now stand. They are both located above Shandy Street and Commodore Street. Reply
Alan Russell Cheshire Street, E1 Added: 26 Oct 2024 14:36 GMT	Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Cheshire Street, London E2 - 1969 Reply

NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Hyett’s hand-drawn 1807 map William Hyett produced an amazingly accurate map of the London countryside in 1807, using just pen and paper.

Hyett’s hand-drawn 1807 map

Kilburn Aqueduct Some way from the area now called Kilburn, the Kilburn Aqueduct of the Grand Union Canal spanned the River Westbourne.

Kilburn Aqueduct

Paddington Fire Station Paddington Fire Station was situated at 492-498 Edgware Road.

Paddington Fire Station

Warwick Avenue Warwick Avenue is an area, street and a Bakerloo Line tube station near Little Venice.

Warwick Avenue

NEARBY STREETS

Aberdeen Court, W9 Aberdeen Court is a block on Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Aberdeen Court, W9

Aberdeen Place, NW8 Aberdeen Place was built on the site of a farm once owned by John Lyon, who founded Harrow School in 1571. (St John’s Wood)

Aberdeen Place, NW8

Ada Court, W9 Ada Court is a block on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

Ada Court, W9

Adpar Street, W2 Adpar Street is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Adpar Street, W2

Alexandra Court, W9 Alexandra Court is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Alexandra Court, W9

Ascot Court, NW8 Ascot Court is a block on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Ascot Court, NW8

Ashby Court, NW8 Ashby Court is a block on Pollitt Drive (St John’s Wood)

Ashby Court, NW8

Ashworth Road, W9 Ashworth Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)

Ashworth Road, W9

Aubrey House, W2 Aubrey House is a block on Maida Avenue (Little Venice)

Aubrey House, W2

Birch Vale Court, NW8 Birch Vale Court can be found on Pollitt Drive (St John’s Wood)

Birch Vale Court, NW8

Blazer Court, NW8 Blazer Court is located on St John’s Wood Road (St John’s Wood)

Blazer Court, NW8

Blomfield Court, W9 Blomfield Court is a block on Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Blomfield Court, W9

Blomfield Road, W9 Blomfield Road is the road running beside the canal on the Little Venice side (Little Venice)

Blomfield Road, W9

Boscobel Street, NW8 Boscobel Street is named after a nearby pub called the Royal Oak (St John’s Wood)

Boscobel Street, NW8

Brackley Court, NW8 Brackley Court is sited on Pollitt Drive (St John’s Wood)

Brackley Court, NW8

Braithwaite Tower, W2 Braithwaite Tower is a block on Hall Place (Little Venice)

Braithwaite Tower, W2

Bristol Gardens, W9 Bristol Gardens is an extension southeastwards of Shirland Road (Little Venice)

Bristol Gardens, W9

Bronwen Court, NW8 Bronwen Court is a block on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Bronwen Court, NW8

Browning Close, W9 Browning Close is named after two poets (Little Venice)

Browning Close, W9

Campbell House, W2 Campbell House is a block on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Campbell House, W2

Castleford Court, NW8 Castleford Court is a block on Henderson Drive (St John’s Wood)

Castleford Court, NW8

Century Court, NW8 Century Court is a building on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Century Court, NW8

Cheadle Court, NW8 Cheadle Court is a block on Pollitt Drive (St John’s Wood)

Cheadle Court, NW8

Chichester Road, W2 Chichester Road is a road in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

Chichester Road, W2

Church Street, W2 Church Street, laid out in the 1790s, ran to the parish church at Paddington Green (Edgware Road)

Church Street, W2

Churchfield House, W2 Churchfield House is a block on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Churchfield House, W2

Clarendon Court, W9 Clarendon Court is sited on Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Clarendon Court, W9

Clarendon Gardens, W9 Clarendon Gardens is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Clarendon Gardens, W9

Clarendon Terrace, W9 Clarendon Terrace is a street in Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

Clarendon Terrace, W9

Clifton Court, NW8 Clifton Court is a block on Clifton Court (St John’s Wood)

Clifton Court, NW8

Clifton Gardens, W9 Clifton Gardens is a road in the W9 postcode area (Little Venice)

Clifton Gardens, W9

Clifton Road, W9 Clifton Road is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Clifton Road, W9

Clifton Villas, W9 Clifton Villas is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Clifton Villas, W9

Clive Court, W9 Clive Court is a residential block upon Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Clive Court, W9

Cooper House, NW8 Cooper House is sited on Lyons Place (St John’s Wood)

Cooper House, NW8

Crompton House, W2 Crompton House is a block on Hall Place (Little Venice)

Crompton House, W2

Crompton Street, W2 Crompton Street is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Crompton Street, W2

Cropthorne Court, W9 Cropthorne Court is a block on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

Cropthorne Court, W9

Cunningham Court, W9 Cunningham Court is a block on Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Cunningham Court, W9

Cunningham Place, NW8 Cunningham Place is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Cunningham Place, NW8

Cuthbert House, W2 Cuthbert House is a building on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Cuthbert House, W2

Cuthbert Street, W2 Cuthbert Street is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Cuthbert Street, W2

Delamere Terrace, W2 Delamere Terrace runs beside the Grand Union Canal towpath (Little Venice)

Delamere Terrace, W2

Desborough Close, W2 Desborough Close was named after Desborough House which was demolished in the 19th century (Westbourne Green)

Desborough Close, W2

Dicksee House, NW8 Dicksee House is a block on Lyons Place (St John’s Wood)

Dicksee House, NW8

Douglas House, W2 Douglas House is a block on Maida Avenue (Little Venice)

Douglas House, W2

Eastlake House, NW8 Eastlake House is located on Frampton Street (St John’s Wood)

Eastlake House, NW8

Edward House, W2 Edward House is located on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Edward House, W2

Elizabeth Close, W9 Elizabeth Close commemorates Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the poet (Little Venice)

Elizabeth Close, W9

Elmton Court, NW8 Elmton Court is a block on Cunningham Place (St John’s Wood)

Elmton Court, NW8

Fisherton Street, NW8 Until 1877, most of Fisherton Street was known as Upper Salisbury Street (St John’s Wood)

Fisherton Street, NW8

Florence Court, W9 Florence Court is a block on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

Florence Court, W9

Formosa Street, W9 Formosa Street leads northeast from Little Venice (Warwick Avenue)

Formosa Street, W9

Frampton Street, NW8 Frampton Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Frampton Street, NW8

Gibon House, NW8 Gibon House is a block on Fisherton Street (St John’s Wood)

Gibon House, NW8

Grove End House, NW8 Grove End House is a block on Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Grove End House, NW8

Hall Place, W2 Hall Place is a road in the W2 postcode area (Edgware Road)

Hall Place, W2

Hall Tower, W2 Hall Tower is a block on Hall Place (Little Venice)

Hall Tower, W2

Hamilton Close, NW8 Hamilton Close is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Hamilton Close, NW8

Hatton Street, NW8 This is a street in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Hatton Street, NW8

Helsby Court, NW8 Helsby Court can be found on Henderson Drive (St John’s Wood)

Helsby Court, NW8

Henderson Drive, NW8 Henderson Drive is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Henderson Drive, NW8

Hethpool House, W2 Hethpool House is a block on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Hethpool House, W2

Heywood House, W2 Heywood House is located on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Heywood House, W2

Howell House, W2 Howell House is a building on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Howell House, W2

Howley Place, W2 Howley Place is a road in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

Howley Place, W2

Hucknall Court, NW8 Hucknall Court can be found on Henderson Drive (St John’s Wood)

Hucknall Court, NW8

Huxley House, NW8 Huxley House is a block on Fisherton Street (St John’s Wood)

Huxley House, NW8

Lampard House, W2 Lampard House can be found on Maida Avenue (Little Venice)

Lampard House, W2

Lanark Place, W9 Lanark Place is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Lanark Place, W9

Lauderdale Mansions South, W9 Lauderdale Mansions South is a block of 142 apartments in Lauderdale Road, Maida Vale (Maida Vale)

Lauderdale Mansions South, W9

Lauderdale Road, W9 Lauderdale Road is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)

Lauderdale Road, W9

Leo Court, W2 Leo Court is a block on St Mary’s Terrace (Little Venice)

Leo Court, W2

Luton Street, NW8 Luton Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Luton Street, NW8

Lyons Place, NW8 Lyons Place is named for John Lyon (c.1511-92) who founded Harrow School (St John’s Wood)

Lyons Place, NW8

Maida Avenue, W2 Maida Avenue is a street in Paddington (Little Venice)

Maida Avenue, W2

Mayne House, W2 Mayne House is a block on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Mayne House, W2

Melina Place, NW8 Melina Place runs west from Grove End Road (St John’s Wood)

Melina Place, NW8

Northwick Close, NW8 Northwick Close is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Northwick Close, NW8

Northwick Terrace, NW8 Northwick Terrace was named after Lord John Northwick, Harrow School governor (St John’s Wood)

Northwick Terrace, NW8

Orchardson House, NW8 Orchardson House is a block on Orchardson Street (St John’s Wood)

Orchardson House, NW8

Paddington Square, W2 Paddington Square is a location in London (Edgware Road)

Paddington Square, W2

Park Place Villas, W2 Park Place Villas is a street in Paddington (Little Venice)

Park Place Villas, W2

Parsons House, W2 Parsons House is located on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Parsons House, W2

Pavilion Apartments, NW8 Pavilion Apartments is located on St John’s Wood Road (St John’s Wood)

Pavilion Apartments, NW8

Penfold Street, NW8 Penfold Street is a road in the NW8 postcode area (St John’s Wood)

Penfold Street, NW8

Pennyford Court, NW8 Pennyford Court is a building on Henderson Drive (St John’s Wood)

Pennyford Court, NW8

Philip Court, W2 Philip Court is a building on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Philip Court, W2

Pindock Mews, W9 Pindock Mews is a street in Maida Vale (Warwick Avenue)

Pindock Mews, W9

Pinner Court, NW8 Pinner Court is a block on Henderson Drive (St John’s Wood)

Pinner Court, NW8

Poynter House, NW8 Poynter House is a block on Aberdeen Place (St John’s Wood)

Poynter House, NW8

Princess Louise Close, W2 Princess Louise Close is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Princess Louise Close, W2

Randolph Avenue, W9 Randolph Avenue was first planned in 1827 by John Gutch, surveyor to the Bishop of London (Maida Vale)

Randolph Avenue, W9

Randolph Crescent, W9 Randolph Crescent is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Randolph Crescent, W9

Randolph Mews, W9 Randolph Mews is a road in the W9 postcode area (Little Venice)

Randolph Mews, W9

Randolph Road, W9 Randolph Road is a road in the W9 postcode area (Little Venice)

Randolph Road, W9

Regents Court, W9 Regents Court is a block on Randolph Avenue (Maida Vale)

Regents Court, W9

Robert Close, W2 Poet Robert Browning Poet who lived in Little Venice, near the site of the road (Little Venice)

Robert Close, W2

Rodney Court, W9 Rodney Court is located on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

Rodney Court, W9

Rothley Court, NW8 Rothley Court is a block on St John’s Wood Road (St John’s Wood)

Rothley Court, NW8

Sandringham Court, W9 Sandringham Court is a residential block upon Maida Vale (Maida Vale)

Sandringham Court, W9

Scott Ellis Gardens, NW8 Scott Ellis Gardens was built by Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden (1880-1946) who was a landowner, writer, Olympic athlete and patron of the arts (St John’s Wood)

Scott Ellis Gardens, NW8

Southcott House, W9 Southcott House is a block on Clifton Gardens (Little Venice)

Southcott House, W9

St Johns Wood Court, NW8 St Johns Wood Court is a block on St John’s Wood Road (St John’s Wood)

St Johns Wood Court, NW8

St John’s Wood Road, NW8 St John’s Wood Road is a main road connecting Lord’s with Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

St John’s Wood Road, NW8

St Marys Mansions, W2 St Marys Mansions is a street in Paddington (Little Venice)

St Marys Mansions, W2

St Marys Terrace, W2 St Marys Terrace is a street in Paddington (Little Venice)

St Marys Terrace, W2

Stafford House, W2 Stafford House is sited on Maida Avenue (Edgware Road)

Stafford House, W2

Stranraer Place, W9 Stranraer Place was a former name for the eastern section of Sutherland Avenue (Maida Vale)

Stranraer Place, W9

Tadema House, NW8 Tadema House is a block on Penfold Street (St John’s Wood)

Tadema House, NW8

The Toll House, W2 The Toll House is a block on Delamere Terrace (Little Venice)

The Toll House, W2

The Yoo Building, NW8 The Yoo Building is located on Hall Road (St John’s Wood)

The Yoo Building, NW8

Verulam Terrace, W9 Verulam Terrace is the former name for a section of the modern Hall Road (St John’s Wood)

Verulam Terrace, W9

Warrington Crescent, W9 Warrington Crescent is a street in Maida Vale (Warwick Avenue)

Warrington Crescent, W9

Warwick Avenue, W2 Warwick Avenue is split between the W2 and W9 postcodes (Little Venice)

Warwick Avenue, W2

Warwick Avenue, W9 Warwick Road was named in 1840, later to become Warwick Avenue in 1905 (Warwick Avenue)

Warwick Avenue, W9

Warwick Court, W9 Warwick Court is a street in Maida Vale (Warwick Avenue)

Warwick Court, W9

Warwick Place, W9 Warwick Place is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Warwick Place, W9

Winchelsea House, NW8 Winchelsea House is sited on Lisson Grove (St John’s Wood)

Winchelsea House, NW8

Winterton House, W9 Winterton House is a building on Maida Vale (St John’s Wood)

Winterton House, W9

Wyatt House, NW8 Wyatt House is a block on Frampton Street (Edgware Road)

Wyatt House, NW8

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This photo from 6 August 1857 shows guests at the wedding at Westbourne Lodge, Paddington (Royal Oak) The wedding was of Florence Augusta Saunders, daughter of Charles Saunders, first general secretary of the Great Western Railway, with the Reverend Frederick Manners Stopford. Isambard Kingdom Brunel was amongst the guests. During the wedding, both Brunel and Saunders were able to experience trains running beside the wedding party along the railway which they had built. TUM image id: 1556886976 Licence:	The 1807 Hyatt map William Hyett produced an amazingly accurate map of the London countryside in 1807, using just pen and paper. An interior decorator with royal patronage, Frederick Crace amassed some 1200 printed and hand-drawn maps charting the development of the city and its immediate vicinity from around 1570 to 1860. A couple of these maps date from 1807 as William Hyett put pen and ink to paper and drew a remarkable accurate view of the then countryside around north and west London. Credit: British Library TUM image id: 1485272957 Licence:	Amberley Estate (2009) Credit: Wiki Commons/Panhard TUM image id: 1687170603 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Going Greek, Colindale Credit: IG/@going.greek TUM image id: 1583775118 Licence:	A GWR 4073 Class locomotive waits to depart Paddington Station, adjacent to Brunel’s cast-iron Bishop’s Bridge road bridge, in April 1962. Credit: Wiki Commons/Ben Brooksbank TUM image id: 1611679064 Licence:
The picture painted to show the opening of the Grand Junction canal in 1801 clearly shows the embankment over the valley of the former river Westbourne TUM image id: 1483566096 Licence:	The Royal Oak pub in Bayswater gave its name to the nearby station TUM image id: 1621895594 Licence:	Paddington Fire Station (c.1900) Credit: London Metropolitan Archives TUM image id: 1590751430 Licence:	Bourne Terrace - taken from Torquay Street. On the corner of Bourne Terrace is Saws Ltd at number 264 along with various blocks which no longer exist. Credit: Bernard Selwwyn TUM image id: 1483796732 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Chilworth Street, W2 TUM image id: 1483806751 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Lord Hills Road at the junction with Senior Street Credit: Historic England TUM image id: 1588433441 Licence:	Dada style Maida Vale block of flats Credit: GoArt/The Underground Map TUM image id: 1605698670 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Sutherland Avenue, W9 TUM image id: 1453139016 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Little Venice (1952) This is one of a large series of London views that Stephen Bone executed from the 1930s to the 1950s. Bone liked to paint water and its reflections, and often combined this with compositions showing people going about their daily business, a combination which is the subject of this picture. A barge, hung with its owner’s washing, travels along the canal. Two children play along the banks, and a man sits on the railings overhead, enjoying the view. Credit: Stephen Bone TUM image id: 1678891129 Licence:	Westbourne Terrace Road bridge - the northern end of Westbourne Terrace Road Through the bridge, and some 13 miles (but no locks) later, you will arrive at Bulls Bridge Junction on the Grand Union main line. Credit: IG/NeilClifton TUM image id: 1680174057 Licence: